350NJ and Food & Water Watch are partnering on a late July action to turn up the "Summer Heat" on the fossil fuel industry and their political puppets in New Jersey, and they need your help!
Join them on Sunday, July 28th for the debut of "Governor Christie, which side are you on?”, a creative street theatre performance telling the story of New Jersey's ongoing struggle for a clean energy future:
Summer Heat street theatre performance on the Jersey Shore
Asbury Park Boardwalk (Ocean Avenue between Asbury and Sunset Ave)
Sunday, July 28th, 11am-1pm
"Governor Christie, which side are you on?" will use creative story-telling, original song and creative props including a pipeline and drill derrick, as well as windmills, solar panels and giant sunflowers, all to draw attention to the issues of shale gas development and climate change here in New Jersey, and how these issues are impacting communities throughout our state right now. Activists will gather on the Asbury Park boardwalk and engage beach visitors in this creative and fun street theatre performance. All are welcome to participate and or watch this family friendly action!
Please RSVP for the event here: http://local.350.org/events/363/
By taking action in solidarity with communities throughout the country this July, we'll turn up the heat on the fossil fuel industry and their political supporters wherever they are, and continue to build the big, bold and beautiful movement we need to win.
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Monday, March 26, 2012
Food and Water Watch Hosts Free Informational Seminar on "Fracking" Tomorrow in Red Bank
RED BANK, NJ - Shale gas drilling (fracking) has quickly become one of our nation’s most controversial issues. For the past few years, energy companies have been inflating the number of jobs the natural gas industry will provide, as well as the amount of energy that is available and how long it is projected to last. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has linked fracking and drilling for natural gas to several cases of water contamination across the country, most recently in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming, while the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) admits that fracking could have “significant adverse effects on water resources in the state.”
The New Jersey Legislature passed a ban against fracking, but there are currently no bills in place regarding wastewater disposal or natural gas pipeline construction. In fact, several counties throughout New Jersey are currently deliberating over proposed plans for pipelines and wastewater treatment plants for fracking fluid, and there is no legislation protecting the Garden State from becoming a shale oil transport zone and dumping ground. Fracking waste is already being received by Lorco Petroleum based in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
New Jersey residents need to get educated on this issue and now is the time to do it!
Join us at the Two River Theater Company for an enlightening and FREE discussion on the growing local, national, and global movements to ban fracking and the harmful impacts that shale gas drilling and processing has on our communities.
This exciting event will feature community leaders and experts who will discuss the local, national, and global response to fracking and what each of us can do to help move us toward a sustainable energy future.
Panelists Include:
Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Cindy Zipf, Executive Director, Clean Ocean Action Frank Rumore, Coordinator, Fight the Pipe Nikolay Mihaylov, PhD Student, Vanderbilt University, Community Research and Action Program; Liaison to Climate Action Coalition Bulgaria Larysa Dyrszka, M.D., Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy
Moderated by Bob Jordan, NJ Statehouse Bureau Reporter of New Jersey Press Media. Mr. Jordan has covered state, county and municipal governments for the past 10 years.
This event will feature live music by renowned folk artist, Spook Handy, and local food from et al fine foods!
A special thanks to our hosts whose generous support has made this event possible: Patricia C. Kenshaft PHD, Liz Nelson, Frank Weeden, and Tina Weishaus
RSVP is required: RDawn@fwwlocal.org or register on our site:http://bit.ly/FrackingSolutionsAtTRTC
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Federal Fracking Panel Responds to Growing Backlash Against Polluting, Destructive Practice: Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenona
August 11,2011
WASHINGTON - “Today, the Shale Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board released its recommendations regarding the regulation of U.S. shale gas production. With six out of seven of the subcommittee’s members having direct financial ties to the natural gas industry, their recommendations will not go nearly far enough in protecting consumers and the environment from the risks associated with shale gas obtained through the process of hydraulic fracturing. The report does outline the major environmental and public health issues associated with shale gas drilling.
“While the natural gas industry has advocated for, and has been granted exemptions from key environmental regulations, it has racked up countless violations of the rules that do apply to them, and has been questioned about the validity of their gas production forecasts. Yet the subcommittee nonetheless suggests that natural gas producers should play a large role in ensuring that hydraulic fracturing operations do not endanger consumers or natural resources by providing the public information about shale gas production and adopting industry-wide ‘best practices.’
“Just last week The New York Times reported that players within the natural gas industry helped bury evidence produced by the Environmental Protection Agency that hydraulic fracturing had, contrary to industry claims, contaminated drinking water supplies. How can we trust the industry to show ‘leadership in improving environmental impact’ when it has actually gone to great lengths to cover up its detrimental impacts to public health and natural resources?
“Much like the hearings it convened in the months leading up to the study, which mainly reflected the views of the natural gas industry and policymakers, this study downplays the concerns of those affected by fracking—communities that have been turned into sacrifice zones at the expense of the natural gas industry’s desire to turn a profit.
“While the report recommends allowing the natural gas industry to create a new national organization to police its own practices, it proposes leaving protection of public health and the environment to ‘each relevant jurisdiction.’ We know that industry has gone to great lengths to influence local governments, and even greater lengths to avoid culpability at a national level. Why should we let the industry police itself while leaving localities to fight for themselves?
“Moreover, we are extremely disappointed that federal involvement in this matter will focus on providing money to the natural gas industry for research and development to help greenwash their practices, rather than removing exemptions from key environmental regulations. The federal government should be taking an active role in protecting consumers and the environment from hydraulic fracturing, not throwing money at a destructive and unprofitable industry.”
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Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.
WASHINGTON - “Today, the Shale Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board released its recommendations regarding the regulation of U.S. shale gas production. With six out of seven of the subcommittee’s members having direct financial ties to the natural gas industry, their recommendations will not go nearly far enough in protecting consumers and the environment from the risks associated with shale gas obtained through the process of hydraulic fracturing. The report does outline the major environmental and public health issues associated with shale gas drilling.
“While the natural gas industry has advocated for, and has been granted exemptions from key environmental regulations, it has racked up countless violations of the rules that do apply to them, and has been questioned about the validity of their gas production forecasts. Yet the subcommittee nonetheless suggests that natural gas producers should play a large role in ensuring that hydraulic fracturing operations do not endanger consumers or natural resources by providing the public information about shale gas production and adopting industry-wide ‘best practices.’
“Just last week The New York Times reported that players within the natural gas industry helped bury evidence produced by the Environmental Protection Agency that hydraulic fracturing had, contrary to industry claims, contaminated drinking water supplies. How can we trust the industry to show ‘leadership in improving environmental impact’ when it has actually gone to great lengths to cover up its detrimental impacts to public health and natural resources?
“Much like the hearings it convened in the months leading up to the study, which mainly reflected the views of the natural gas industry and policymakers, this study downplays the concerns of those affected by fracking—communities that have been turned into sacrifice zones at the expense of the natural gas industry’s desire to turn a profit.
“While the report recommends allowing the natural gas industry to create a new national organization to police its own practices, it proposes leaving protection of public health and the environment to ‘each relevant jurisdiction.’ We know that industry has gone to great lengths to influence local governments, and even greater lengths to avoid culpability at a national level. Why should we let the industry police itself while leaving localities to fight for themselves?
“Moreover, we are extremely disappointed that federal involvement in this matter will focus on providing money to the natural gas industry for research and development to help greenwash their practices, rather than removing exemptions from key environmental regulations. The federal government should be taking an active role in protecting consumers and the environment from hydraulic fracturing, not throwing money at a destructive and unprofitable industry.”
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Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.
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